Bath-tub foot-rest.



E. J. CLARKE.

BATH TUB FOOT BEST. I

APPLICATION FILED on. 4. I916.

l,f332,223. Patented July 3', 1917.

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Patented July 3, 1917.

Application as October 4, this. Serial Nb. 123,623.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, linear: J; Grimm, a citizen of the United States,residing at the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented an Improvement in Bath-Tub FootRests, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Accidents due to falls caused by slipping in bath tubs are more or lesscommon and in many instances at least these are due as much to liabilityto properly reach the feet in washing the same as to the carelessness orother faults of the batl'ier. The object of my invention is theprovision of a bath tub foot rest adapted to assist the bather inholding the feet, or one foot at a time, in a position for washing thesame, irrespective of whether the bather is in a sitting position in thetub, or uses the rim of the tub as a seat when bathing the feet. To thisend, in carrying out my invention, 1 provide a foot rest so associatedwith a bath or foot tub as to be readily accessible as a support for thefeet in washing the same.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view, showing a bathtub with one form of my improved fixture attached thereto.

Fig. 2 is a partial section of the end of .the tub showing the fixturein full lines when in position for use, and in dotted lines in theposition it may be caused to assume outside of the tub when not in use.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, illustrating a modified form of theinvention and Fig. at is also a section elevation, illustrating afurther form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing, and particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, in carryingout my invention, I may provide a foot rest member 10, which may be madeof any suitable material and is formed in the shape of the sole of aboot or shoe having a suitable rim in order to form a rest or supportfor the foot. On the underside adjacent the toe portion, the foot restis provided with a lug 11 to which one end of a bracket 12 is pivotallyconnected as indicated at 13. The opposite end of the bracket 12 ispivotally connected to a plate 14 as indicated at 15 and this plate 14:may be permanently attached to the upper face 17 of the tub 18,preferably in a corner thereof, by means of pins 16 or otherwise.Adjacent the heel portion of the foot rest on the under surface of thesame, it is provided with a lug 19 adapted to bear against the innersurface of the tub to maintain the foot rest at a proper inclinationwhen in position for use, as indicated in Fig. 2. It will be understoodthat the bracket 12 may be sufficiently long to permit the foot rest toassume any desired height when in position for use, and when not in useit may be turned up out of the tub to the position shown in dotted linesin Fig. 2.

Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the foot rest 10 may be soattached to the tub as to be entirely removable therefrom. This may beaccomplished by the use of pins 20 either fixed in the foot rest andadapted to be received in openings therefor in the wall of the tub, orfixed in and projecting in a suitable position adjacent the top of thetub and adapted to be received in openings provided for this purpose inthe body of the foot rest.

The application of the invention as hereinbefore described, is made tothe form of bath tub now most commonly used, in which the walls of thetub inclose the entire space occupied thereby, but it will be apparentthat the use of the invention is not limited to this type of bath tub,but is equally applicable to metal tubs having rolled rims.

By reference to Fig. 4, it will be seen that the foot rest 1.0 may beprovided with a frame 21 of any suitable material, terminating in a hook22 adapted to fit over and engage the rim 23 of the bath tub 24: so asto attach and secure the fixture in position for use. In this structure,adjacent the heel portion thereof, the foot rest is further providedwith an auxiliary frame 25, made in any suitable form and adapted tobear against the inner surface of the tub to maintain the foot rest at adesired inclination.

In any of the various forms of my invention the device may be used as asoap or brush holder when not in use as a foot rest or support.

I claim as my invention:

1. A bath-tub foot-rest formed in the shape of the sole of a boot orshoe and having a projection from the heel portion thereof, and meansfor connecting the toe portion of the footrest to the upper portion of atub, so that in use the said projection bears against the surface of thetub to cause the foot rest, a plate adapted to be secured to the uppersurface of the tub, a bracket hinged at one end to the under surface of15 the foot rest at the toe portion thereof and at the other end in thesaid plate, and a lug extending from the under surface of the said footrest adjacent the heel portion thereof and adapted to rest against thetub 2 to lace the foot rest at an inclination.

igned by me this 29th day of Sept. 1916.

EDGAR J. CLARKE.

Witness BENJ. P. WALKER.

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